This and That 09-30-10

By the PDH

Published 6:38 am, Thursday, September 30, 2010

A SEGMENT of “Ace of Cakes” television show filmed in Muleshoe in June will air at 9 p.m. today on the Food Network. Called “Slow Mules and Fast Cars,” the episode features a cake in the shape of a mule-riding hat created by Duff Goldman, owner of the Charm City Cakes bakery in Baltimore, in honor of Muleshoe’s new police building.

THE SALVATION Army will begin taking Christmas applications on Oct. 11 for the Angel Tree and food. Applications may be made from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday at 201 Ash.

PHS BAND Boosters will meet Monday in the band hall. Executive meeting is at 6 p.m. followed by the general meeting at 7.

LADIES AUXILIARY VFW Post 5399 will host an ice cream social from 6-7 p.m. today at 1024 N. Broadway. A ceremony honoring POWs/MIAs is at 7. The public is invited.

THE AMERICAN Legion Auxiliary will mail Christmas packages to troops. Anyone who would like for a package to be sent to a loved one serving overseas, call 296-9485 with the complete name and address. Deadline is Nov. 10.

PROVIDER’S Pantry food boxes, offering $60 of food for $30, can be ordered until Oct. 8 at College Heights Baptist Church, 802 Quincy. Lone Star cards are accepted for payment. Call 293-3644 or go by the church for more information.

CAFE ORLEANS, open from 6-9 p.m. the first Monday of every month in the banquet room of Plainview Elks Lodge, 908 N. I-27, will donate proceeds and tips to the Texas Elks Camp and for local special needs children. Cost for an authentic New Orleans cuisine meal is $10. A kids plate featuring popcorn shrimp, macaroni and cheese and cake is $5.

REQUESTS FOR an application to vote by mail for the Nov. 2 general election are available from the county clerk’s office. Qualified applicants must be 65 or older, disabled, confined in jail without a felony conviction, expected to be absent from the county on Election Day with your ballot being mailed to an address outside of the county. Deadline is Oct. 26. Call 291-5261 with questions.

Early voting is Oct. 18-29 in the Hale County Courthouse basement and city hall in Hale Center, Abernathy and Petersburg.

HONORING THE celebration of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 710 Joliet, will host The Blessing of Animals at 1 p.m. Sunday. The service will take place outside, weather permitting. All animals are welcome as long as they are under the control of their owner.

A RESOURCES for Migrant Health Education seminar will be held from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Texas Migrant Council in Lubbock, 6104 45th St. The seminar is free, and lunch will be provided. For more information call 783-6482.

A LOVE fund for the Rev. Glen and Mary Godsey, who are in poor health, has been set up at HCSB.

VFW POST 5399 is offering students two chances to share their opinions on patriotic themes and win awards.

The Voice of Democracy program is for students in grades 9-12 to voice their opinion in a 3-5 minute audio/essay on “Does My Generation Have a Role in America’s Future?”

The Patriot’s Pen writing contest is open to students in grades 6-8. Theme for the 300-400 words essay is “Does Patriotism Still Matter?”

Rules and entry forms are available at www.vfw.org, or call Betty Dykes at 293-1775. The deadline for both programs is Nov. 1.

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